Nothing says 'Happy birthday' like a Google Doodle (pictures)

As Google turns 15, here's a look at the balloon, cake, and pi&#241;ata themed Doodles that have celebrated the Web giant's birthday each year.

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Chocolate cake

Google, a company whose first workspace was in a garage, turned 15 this year. Obviously, it's grown since those humble beginnings.

Google dominates the US search engine market, and its Chrome browser, which just turned 5, is a major player on both desktop and mobile. Over the last 15 years, Google has also moved beyond the Web, developing mobile devices, wearable technology, and even self-driving cars.

But even with so much on its plate, Google still has time to celebrate its birthday -- with Doodles! The company celebrated its 14th birthday with an animated Doodle -- see the end image above. Doodler Kevin Laughlin said in a blog post that he thought "revealing the letters through the consumption of chocolate cake would be a fun way to celebrate the occasion, in addition to taking the viewer by surprise utilizing negative space rather than positive."

Take a look through this gallery to see all of the balloon, cake, and piñata themed Doodles that have marked Google's birthday over the years.

These go to eleven

Perfect gift

Google got itself a server stack and some cake in this Doodle celebrating its 10th birthday. Google owns data centers around the world, from Ireland to Singapore, to keep its products running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Pi&#241;ata

Live-action pi&#241;ata

The Google Doodle took aim at a piñata once again this year, on the occasion of the company's 15th birthday. But this time around, it's an animated, interactive doodle. Go ahead, keep trying for the high score; you know you want to.

Put on your party hat

Google's 4th birthday doodle

For the first time in 2002, Google celebrated its birthday with a Doodle. Turning 4 years old wasn't the only big thing to happen to the company that year, it also launched Google News, released its first piece of hardware, and opened its office in Sydney, Australia.